Bette Midler

On December 16, 1984, she married Martin von Haselberg, an artist. The couple have a daughter together.

In 1995, she established the ‘New York Restoration Project’, which is a non-profit organisation with the objective to plant more trees and restore parks in neglected areas of the New York City.

Bette Midler was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to Jewish parents—Fred Midler and Ruth Midler, a housewife and seamstress.

She grew up in the neighbourhood of Aiea, in Honolulu, Hawaii, where she studied at the Radford High School. After high school, she attended the University of Hawaii but dropped out after three semesters.

In 1965, she shifted to New York City and made her debut on stage with American playwright and theatre director Tom Eyen’s Off-Off-Broadway plays— ‘Miss Nefertiti Regrets’ and ‘Cinderella Revisited’.

She played the unaccredited role of a background actor, ‘Miss David Buff’ in the 1966 American film, ‘Hawaii’, a role which helped her earn money to relocate from Hawaii to New York.

From 1966 to 1969, she became acquainted with the Broadway style of acting and appeared on the Broadway show ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ and the Off-Broadway rock musical, ‘Salvation’.

In 1970, she gained attention while singing at ‘The Continental Baths’, a gay bathhouse located in New York City. It was here that she attracted numerous guests and gathered a huge fan following.

In 1972, her debut album ‘The Divine Miss M’ was released by Atlantic Records. The album featured the singles ‘Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy’, ‘Chapel of Love’, ‘Do You Want to Dance?’, ‘Hello In There’ and ‘Friends’.

Her debut album, ‘The Divine Miss M’ received the Grammy Award. The album peaked at the 10th position on the Billboard 200 and the song ‘Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy’ peaked at the 1st position on the Billboard ‘Adult Contemporary’ chart.

The hit single, ‘From a Distance’ from the album ‘Some People's Lives’ became an international hit and received a Grammy Award.

In 1980, she received two Golden Globe Awards in the categories, ‘Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy’ and ‘New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture – Female’ for the film ‘The Rose’.

In 1981, she won the Grammy Award in the category, ‘Best Female Pop Vocal Performance’ for ‘The Rose’.

In 1990, she won the Grammy Award in the category, ‘Record of the Year’ for ‘Wind Beneath My Wings’.